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The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) and the Libyan Government have signed an agreement that aims to improve the basic education system in the country.
The agreement was signed by Unicef’s country director Carel d

New teaching programmes that aim to boost Bahrain's education system will soon be implemented at Bahrain University, said a senior official at the Bahrain Teachers College (BTC).
Three programmes are to be launched which intend to spee

Eighty seven percent of Bahraini nationals – the highest percentage in the GCC countries surveyed – are satisfied with their local education system, said a report.
Despite relatively high public satisfaction with the education sector, educ

Egypt's secondary education needs an overhaul as high school teaching, based mostly on rote, does not give students practical skills, leaving them unprepared for college and later the workplace, according to the country's teachers and employers.

Saudi Arabia is undertaking massive initiatives to overhaul its education system, following the announcement of its historic 2010 education budget of SR137 billion ($36.5 billion) earlier this year, said an expert.
The program to revamp th

Bahrain should aim to complete a major upgrade of its education system by 2020, said Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Economic Development Board (EDB) chairman Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.
Crown Prince said this while offi